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Destiny, NY - FINAL HOURS!

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DESTINY, NY is a 120-page graphic novel about love, loss, magic, cats, coffee, sex, growing up, and the way we build our own destinies every day.

Set in a version of New York City where magic is a real and accepted part of life, our story follows Logan McBride, a woman who was the subject of a prophecy when she was young. However, much like the child stars of our world, Prophecy Kids often burn out in the worst ways.

DESTINY, NY follows Logan as she navigates through graduate school for Prophecy Kids while trying to find her place in a world that tells her she’s already finished.

(There is a secret prologue, though, that no one will see until the book is released. Shhhh!)

PAT SHAND writes comics, novels, and pop culture journalism. He is best known for long runs on Robyn Hood, Charmed, Van Helsing, and Grimm Fairy Tales, as well as his creator-owned work including Vampire Emmy and the Garbage Girl, Family Pets, and Suckers. He has also worked on comics such as Joss Whedon’s Angel, Equilibrium, Disney Princess, Zootopia, and more. His forthcoming novels, Iron Man: Mutually Assured Destruction and Avengers: The Serpent Society, will be out in late 2016. Destiny, NY is his first Kickstarter.

MANUEL PREITANO was born under the Italian sun with a pencil in his cradle. After studying in Rome, he started working for comic fanzines, until the internet put him in touch with publishers all over the world. His current credits include work for Zenescope Entertainment, Graphic India, Dabel Brothers, and regional Italian publishers. Whether an action-y style or a cartoony style, Manuel enjoys doing comics, book covers, illustrations, and whatever else sounds fun to draw. Most of all, though, he loves cats, so Pat bribed him into drawing Destiny, NY by telling him it was a series full of felines.

$5 THANKS
Thank you for your support. Your name will appear on the acknowledgements page and you will receive access to backer updates.

$10 DIGITAL WALLPAPERS
You will receive a five full-color digital wallpapers from artist Manuel Preitano, featuring the characters of Destiny, NY and your name will appear on the acknowledgements page.

$20 THE GRAPHIC NOVEL: EARLY BIRD SPECIALLimited to 15. Early backers can select this reward to receive: - A paperback copy of Destiny, NY - The PDF - The digital wallpapers - Your name on the acknowledgements page.

$25 THE GRAPHIC NOVEL - A paperback copy of Destiny, NY - The PDF - The digital wallpapers - Your name on the acknowledgements page.

$100 NEW YORK SPECIAL
- The entire collection of Kickstart exclusive prints, featuring Logan by Kerin Cunningham, Lilith by Erica Chan, and Bailey by Eryk Donovan
- A paperback copy of Destiny, NY
- Five full-color prints from artist Manuel Preitano (print and digital)
- The PDF
- Your name on the acknowledgements page

We hope to keep telling DESTINY, NY stories for a long time. This is our first volume, and it tells a complete story, but we hope that readers will fall in love with Logan, Lillith, Gia, Bailey, and the rest of our cast the same way we have.

Risks and challenges

While this is our first Kickstarter campaign, the three of us have worked together as a team for years. As you can see above, we already have a great deal of DESTINY, NY complete, and continue to work on it through the Kickstarter. Knowing the publishing industry, we would say that the biggest risk would be any of the normal issues that would arise with a printer (making sure that the copies look good, damages, etc), but we have a great team of dedicated people who will help us get these books completed and shipped on time.

Our plan is to complete production on DESTINY, NY by February 2017 and have all rewards mailed out by May 2017, latest. We will keep all of our backers updated with exclusive content and weekly newsletters detailing where we are in the production, printing, and shipping process as we go along.

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YOUR DESTINY

- A character in Destiny, NY will be designed after you.
- A paperback copy of Destiny, NY
- Kickstarter exclusive print edition of Hearts, a short comic by Destiny, NY creators Pat Shand & Manuel Preitano, previously only available digitally.
- The entire collection of Kickstart exclusive prints, featuring Logan by Kerin Cunningham, Lillith by Erica Chan, and Bailey by Eryk Donovan
- Five full-color prints from artist Manuel Preitano (print and digital)
- The PDF
- Your name on the acknowledgements page